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The Categories of Mathematics: The Many Fields of Study by Edited by Paul F Kisak (Paperback / softback, 2015)
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Some mathematics is relevant only in the area that inspired it, and is applied to solve further problems in that area. But often mathematics inspired by one area proves useful in many areas, and joins the general stock of mathematical concepts. A distinction is often made between pure mathematics and applied mathematics. However pure mathematics topics often turn out to have applications, e.g. number theory in cryptography. This remarkable fact, that even the purest mathematics often turns out to have practical applications, is what Eugene Wigner has called the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics. As in most areas of study, the explosion of kwledge in the scientific age has led to specialization. There are w hundreds of specialized areas in mathematics and the latest Mathematics Subject Classification runs to 46 pages. Several areas of applied mathematics have merged with related traditions outside of mathematics and have become disciplines in their own right, including statistics, operations research, and computer science. Mathematics can, broadly speaking, be subdivided into the study of quantity, structure, space, and change (i.e. arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and analysis). In addition to these main concerns, there are also subdivisions dedicated to exploring links from the heart of mathematics to other fields: to logic, to set theory (foundations), to the empirical mathematics of the various sciences (applied mathematics), and more recently to the rigorous study of uncertainty. Some mathematicians are kwn to say simply speaking; 'Mathematics is what mathematicians study.' This book is designed to be a general overview of the topic and provide you with the structured kwledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible. The level of discussion is that of Wikipedia. The accuracy and kwledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many kwledgeable individuals and some of the most currently available general kwledge on the topic, based on the date of publication.Product Identifiers
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10151514156x
ISBN-139781515141563
eBay Product ID (ePID)225037492
Product Key Features
SubjectMathematics
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorEdited by Paul F Kisak
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication18/07/2015
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyThe editor has degrees in Engineering Physics & Nuclear Engineering from the University of Michigan and is an Engineer & Former Intelligence Officer for the CIA & US Intelligence Community and was President of an award-winning Defense Contracting Company. He has authored several books, edited numerous books and has written many Technical, Classified & Unclassified papers, Articles & Essays. He has also been a Contributing Author for The International Encyclopedia on Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence and written several award-winning software manuals that have been sold in more than a dozen countries. He has also appeared in Marquis Who's Who in the World & Who's Who in Science & Engineering and continues to edit and write.
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